August 25, 2010 08:58 PM UTC

Hick: A Cut in Services or Simply More Efficiency?

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• by: KinCO

Hick came out with his second ad yesterday, following up on the theme that Sirota wisely pointed out last week: “cut government spending.”  However, he had a slightly different message in the ad “Cheap,” which was “more government efficiency.”

It may seem like an insignificant nuance, but there is a big difference to “cut government spending” and “make government more efficient.” As the campaign proceeds, we will hopefully find out more about Hick’s ideas.  After all, we always want to hold the Republicans’ feet to the fire about specific areas they will cut if they pledge to cut government spending, I suppose we need to do the same to Hick.  

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I’m all for efficiency, sweaters, and tap water, but we’re talking hundreds of millions of dollars.  Hick, are you going to cut government services, or just brilliantly make Colorado government even more efficient?  I remind you that Colorado has already been cutting and cutting for years.

Maybe Hick doesn’t realize that we’ve already cut hundreds of millions from K-12 education, and we are about to fund our higher education at a lower level than we did ten years ago, or that as the down economy drags on, more and more folks are turning to the state for Medicaid, unemployment, food stamps, and other human services?  Or that Colorado already ranks 48th in state government taxation?

So, I am kinda really looking for an answer. Does Hick intend to cut government spending with cuts to government services, or will lowering the thermostat suffice?

Why he is going down this road politically is a whole other question…